New Firmware for the Cybook Gen3 (1.1.708) - Page 4

slayda · 06-26-2008, 07:49 PM

For what it's worth.

I changed SD cards and the second one worked. May not be relevant but the first card was a 256MB SanDisk card (did not work) & the second one was a Kingston 256MB card that worked first time.

GeoffC · 06-27-2008, 08:37 AM

I take my SD card out of the Cybook to load the firmware on to it - don't know why - just 'feels' safer that way....does anyone else?

HarryT · 06-27-2008, 08:39 AM

Nope - I just copy the firmware fire via USB with the card in the machine. Works fine for me.

Ortep · 06-27-2008, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

I take my SD card out of the Cybook to load the firmware on to it - don't know why - just 'feels' safer that way....does anyone else?

I'm not doing that. But make sure to have the battery fully loaded. The upgrade uses a lot of power. I noticed that my powermeter dropped from 100% to 80% in the 2-3 minutes it takes to update. So don't start with 40% . I'm sure you don't want to run out of power during the upgrade

rlauzon · 06-27-2008, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreeBird

* Regression fix: power consumption issue (build 685) fixed.

Looks like there's still some bugs here.

I updated my firmware the day it came out.

Last night, my Cybook battery was at 100%.
Today, when I powered it on, it was down to 20% and while I was looking at it, it dropped to 10%.

It also didn't recognize the SD card in it. I had to pop it out and put it back to make it recognize. Note that I have not had the card out since I shut it down last night - when it worked fine.

pmwt · 06-27-2008, 11:03 AM

I had various sd issues with cybook. I finally settled on a 256mb sd card from an old camera for my ebooks and a 32mb sd card which I have been using for firmware upgrade exclusively. My cybook seems to work well with the older and lower capacity sd cards.

Ortep · 06-27-2008, 11:04 AM

No problems here. Yesterday it was 100% and it is still so today. I did not read much however.

bwaldron · 06-27-2008, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlauzon

Looks like there's still some bugs here.

I updated my firmware the day it came out.

Last night, my Cybook battery was at 100%.
Today, when I powered it on, it was down to 20% and while I was looking at it, it dropped to 10%.

Hmmm. Although I haven't done any formal testing, I am not seeing that. My impression is that -- at least for me -- the battery life on 708 is much improved over 685 and back to what it was on 538.

rlauzon · 06-27-2008, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmwt

I had various sd issues with cybook. I finally settled on a 256mb sd card from an old camera for my ebooks and a 32mb sd card which I have been using for firmware upgrade exclusively. My cybook seems to work well with the older and lower capacity sd cards.

The card that I use is the one I got with the NAEB bundle and has been working fine since I got the Cybook.

GeoffC · 06-27-2008, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlauzon

The card that I use is the one I got with the NAEB bundle and has been working fine since I got the Cybook.

Mine was the Bookeen issue, all I've done is re-format to FAT32 and all has been onkidorey since.

pmwt · 06-27-2008, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlauzon

The card that I use is the one I got with the NAEB bundle and has been working fine since I got the Cybook.

Mine was also a NAEB bundle. The SD card in the bundle was DOA. I tried a 1gig SD card for a while with no problems until Cybook started to not recognizing the sd card after a charge-up (not alway, but often enough). My current 256mb sd card seems to work fine for me and I'm sticking with what works for me right now

Loopy65 · 06-28-2008, 06:57 AM

Just wanted to say thanks for all the suggestions about getting the new version onto my Cybook! ..

I was just about despairing yesterday when I read about putting the new firmware onto the SD card while the card was in the Cybook! .. it was the one thing I hadn't tried and it worked!! .. I don't know if it's because I have a Mac but I'd always done it by putting onto the SD card and then into the Cybook!

Thanks for walking with me thru it ..

Thanks again, Mobileread

feeling slightly less Loopy today (Gill)

HarryT · 06-28-2008, 07:02 AM

That's good news, Gill. As you said, not particularly important for this firmware update, but potentially very important if there's a "major" release in the future.

I don't know why copying the file directly from the Mac didn't work. Sounds as though the file was perhaps being corrupted in some way.

Over · 06-28-2008, 07:18 AM

I've installed the new firmware yesterday and it's all ok so far.

magiske · 06-28-2008, 07:25 AM

Been running the new fw for 2 days now..

And battery life is improved, page turn button works much better, in the 2 days I have not have one single pageturn press that don't turn the page. Where the old fw did register(green light) but did not turn..

Pdf is still funky though.

/M

06-28-2008, 06:57 AM	#57
Loopy65 Groupie Posts: 172 Karma: 360 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wales, UK Device: Kindle 3; iPad & iPhone 4	Phew!!! It worked!! Just wanted to say thanks for all the suggestions about getting the new version onto my Cybook! .. I was just about despairing yesterday when I read about putting the new firmware onto the SD card while the card was in the Cybook! .. it was the one thing I hadn't tried and it worked!! .. I don't know if it's because I have a Mac but I'd always done it by putting onto the SD card and then into the Cybook! Thanks for walking with me thru it .. Thanks again, Mobileread feeling slightly less Loopy today (Gill)

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06-26-2008, 07:49 PM	#46
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	For what it's worth. I changed SD cards and the second one worked. May not be relevant but the first card was a 256MB SanDisk card (did not work) & the second one was a Kingston 256MB card that worked first time.

06-27-2008, 08:37 AM	#47
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I take my SD card out of the Cybook to load the firmware on to it - don't know why - just 'feels' safer that way....does anyone else?

06-27-2008, 08:39 AM	#48
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Nope - I just copy the firmware fire via USB with the card in the machine. Works fine for me.

06-27-2008, 11:03 AM	#51
pmwt Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 16 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Glo HD	I had various sd issues with cybook. I finally settled on a 256mb sd card from an old camera for my ebooks and a 32mb sd card which I have been using for firmware upgrade exclusively. My cybook seems to work well with the older and lower capacity sd cards.

06-27-2008, 11:04 AM	#52
Ortep Fanatic Posts: 527 Karma: 470 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kindle Oasis	No problems here. Yesterday it was 100% and it is still so today. I did not read much however.

06-28-2008, 07:02 AM	#58
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	That's good news, Gill. As you said, not particularly important for this firmware update, but potentially very important if there's a "major" release in the future. I don't know why copying the file directly from the Mac didn't work. Sounds as though the file was perhaps being corrupted in some way.

06-28-2008, 07:18 AM	#59
Over Wizard Posts: 1,462 Karma: 6061516 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cascais, Portugal Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2", OnePlus 6	I've installed the new firmware yesterday and it's all ok so far.

06-28-2008, 07:25 AM	#60
magiske Member Posts: 17 Karma: 21 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Denmark Device: CyBook Gen 3	Been running the new fw for 2 days now.. And battery life is improved, page turn button works much better, in the 2 days I have not have one single pageturn press that don't turn the page. Where the old fw did register(green light) but did not turn.. Pdf is still funky though. /M

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